"Season's change....color's are changing.... and I will be too"

Sep 26, 2012

Two weeks and counting......

The big day is fast approaching.   I find myself dreaming about this upcoming surgery and at times question myself if i am doing the right thing.  I always come back to the same  answer.    YES!!!!  I AM DOING THE RIGHT THING!!!! I am following my heart.   However at times i hear my Dad's voice in the back of my head playing devils advocate and saying " your mom and i will get you a membership at Weight Watchers or the gym, etc".  "You can do it without the surgery..... I will worry about you!".   My Dad is now watching over me and he is my Angel.  I am at peace with my decision the majority of the time.  The bummer of the thing is that we all know that Nurses are the worst patients and i am one of them.  I always think the worse since i am an ICU/Critical Care Nurse i have seen the complications from surgery (Not just WLS) but others and trauma, etc.   We tend to think the worst and prepare for the worst.   That can be detrimental to your peace and sanity!   I have to continue to say the tried and true Serenity Prayer multiple times throughout the day! 

 "Susie Nurse"


My cousin Kim is doing well from her Gastric Sleeve surgery.   She is almost one month post op and it just seemed like yesterday i was talking to her and she was just one day post op.    She got me started on the Body Fortress Whey Protein shakes!   I love the Vanilla..... it is going to be a good downfall, if you will for me!  It reminds me of a Vanilla Shake at McDonald's (which i love)....especially when you add it ice.     I make them up in the morning and have one for breakfast and then my mom puts another one in a thermos of my Dad's and it keeps it ice cold until later in the day when i have it for lunch or late afternoon snack.   Great way to keep up the protein. 


I am getting things ready for the big day.   Getting the post operative diet "supplies" as Dr. Leslie's patients are on the liquids and progress to the soft diet and are on that for two months.  I am sure i will be OK with this as i went through the same thing when i had my Nissen Fundoplication done in 2001 and revised in 2002 after a car accident tore it open.  So my stomach is wrapped surgically around my esophagus  (similar to banding).  Dr. Leslie will have to take that all down and then proceed with the RNY surgery.  He told me that i need to be the last case of the day and it will take much longer but we are hoping to still do it laparoscopically. 


I am hoping to find an Angel (here on earth) to help guide me during the surgery process and post-operatively.   Any volunteers??   I would love to connect more out in the community with different support groups but the ones locally are geared to DS and not RNY.   Maybe it doesn't matter but my work schedule does not allow me to attend the one at the hospital Tues. in the evening since i get done with work at 8 pm.    Does anyone know of any other ones in the Mpls.-St. Paul area? 

Well, Better get back to work!
Have a great day!  This weather is so beautiful.  I love fall with all of the changing colors.   I will be changing this year right along with the colors. 

Susie

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